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Madison County police blotter

Posted: Wednesday, November 19, 2008

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The Madison County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents:

Arrest: On Nov. 3, deputy Gary Floyd was patrolling on Georgia Highway 72 shortly after 3 a.m. when he saw a car without a tag turn off Glen Carrie Road into the Golden Pantry and almost hit the curb. The driver got out and the car began rolling so Floyd shouted for the man to stop the car. The man got back in the car and stopped it. When Floyd questioned the man, he smelled alcohol. The man said in slurred speech that he couldn't remember how much he'd had to drink. The man would not consent to a blood-alcohol test, instead he asked to speak with a lawyer. He also was carrying a Social Security card with another person's name. Ivan Aguilar Jimenez, 25, of Grady Drive, Hull, was arrested for DUI, having a false ID and having an unregistered vehicle.

Damage: On Nov. 3, deputy Michael Free was dispatched to a home on Georgia Highway 106, Hull, where an 18-year-old Colbert man said someone had knocked out the window in his 2004 Hyundai Sonata with a large rock. The man said he had stayed at his friend's house and found the damage the next morning.

Arrest: On Nov. 3, deputy Donald Carr was behind a black Toyota Camry and his radar showed it was going 67 mph. He stopped the car and arrested Kevin Thomas Parham, 24, of Danielsville for driving while his license was suspended and speeding.

Arrest: On Nov. 3, deputy Donald Carr was traveling east on Georgia Highway 72 outside Comer when he saw a Styrofoam cup come out of a Dodge Caravan. Carr stopped the van and asked the woman why she allowed the cup to be thrown from the car and the woman said she couldn't understand him. Glenda Portillo, 35, of Rose Hill Place, Athens, was arrested for being an unlicensed driver and littering on the highway.

Damage: On Nov. 3, deputy Michael Free was dispatched to the Jackson Ranch off Lystra Church Road, Comer. An employee at the farm said he was working when he saw a black Dodge Ram 1500 pickup come around a curve at a high rate of speed. The pickup ran off the road and tore through a fence damaging two posts and about 120 feet of fence wire. The pickup almost hit a horse before it went back onto the road and left the scene.

Arrest: On Nov. 3, Sgt. David Larkins was dispatched to a wreck on Glenn Carrie Road, Hull, involving a hit-and-run driver. A 54-year-old woman driving one vehicle said that after the wreck, the other driver jumped out of his car and ran off. The man was identified as Dexter Bernard Allen, 49, of Hull, and a warrant was secured for his arrest for leaving the scene of a wreck.

Robbery: On Nov. 3, deputy Jason Ring was dispatched to the Golden Pantry on Georgia Highway 72, Hull, where a man came inside the store about 7:30 p.m. and stole about $20 from the cash register before fleeing in a 2001 Pontiac Grand Am. The suspect, Bradley Wayne Williams, 23, of Union Point, was later arrested in Athens for committing a similar robbery. Prior to the robbery in Hull, Williams was suspected in a store robbery in Oglethorpe County, where investigators identified him on a videotape.

Arrest: On Nov. 4, deputy Matthew Pilkington was on patrol in Colbert when he saw a Ford Taurus being driven by Richard Powers Sharp, 49, of Colbert. Pilkington knew Sharp's license was suspended so the deputy stopped the car and arrested Sharp for the offense.

Arrest: On Nov. 4, deputy Scott Pulliam was dispatched to the CVS pharmacy in Hull, where a woman had passed a forged prescription for a bottle of Percocet. The pharmacist had called the doctor and was informed the prescription was bogus. Pulliam entered the store and asked the woman about the prescription and the woman said it was for her sister, who was visiting her from Dallas, Texas. Pulliam arrested Alicia Nicole Kercher, 25, of Fox Hall Trail, Athens, for attempting to obtain a dangerous drug for fraud. Pulliam then went to the woman's home where he spoke with the woman's fiancé. The man said his fiancée had a sister who lived in North Carolina, but she was not visiting.

Complaint: On Nov. 4, deputy David Kidd was dispatched to the Golden Pantry on U.S. Highway 29, Hull, where a couple who had been banned from the store had shown up about 8 p.m. A clerk said a man and woman, ages 35 and 28, respectively, had shown up at the store in their car. The man came inside and the clerk told the man he had to leave, which caused an argument. He threatened the clerk, who called 911. The couple left before Kidd arrived at the store. Lt. David Larkins and Kidd drove to the couple's home in Rainbow Village Mobile Home Park, where the man denied making threats. The deputies learned that the manager of the Golden Pantry had sent them a letter banning them from the store, but the letter had been mailed only this day. So Kidd told the couple they were banned from the store. Later, another clerk came to work and learned about the dispute. She called the couple and made threats toward the man, so another deputy spoke with the clerk and told her not to call them again.

Arrest: On Nov. 4, deputy Joshua Fowler was dispatched about 11 a.m. to Athens Auto Wrecking in Hull, where an Athens man had found two vehicle rims that were stolen from his business, M&M Tires in Athens. The serial numbers matched the rims found at the place. Fowler learned that Daniven B. Parks, 19, of Will Hunter Road, Athens, sold the rims to the recycling place. Parks was later arrested for receiving stolen property.

Trespassing: On Nov. 4, deputy Douglas Martin was dispatched to a home on Georgia Highway 98 East, Comer, where a resident said he saw a man walking down the highway then come into his yard and jerk on his door. The man said he confronted the stranger and told him to leave. The unidentified man then started running down the highway. Deputy Jason Luke drove to the area and found the suspect and identified him as a 40-year-old Danielsville man who earlier that day was released from the Oglethorpe County Jail.

Burglary: On Nov. 5, deputy Stephen Waller was dispatched to Noahs Way, Colbert, where someone broke into an unoccupied house belonging to Star Home Builders of Bethlehem. Nothing was stolen but the door frame was damaged.

Theft: On Nov. 6, deputy Jeff Strickland was dispatched to Glenn Carrie Road, Hull, where a 28-year-old man said someone entered his pickup and stole his medication, which included Hydrocodone, Naproxen and Flexeril.

Theft: On Nov. 6, a resident of Eugene Hardman Road reported someone stole her 2005 Dodge Dakota pickup. The vehicle was left unlocked in the yard and the key still was inside.

Arrest: On Nov. 6, deputy Douglas Martin was dispatched to a woman's house on Crabapple Road, Hull, where she said her neighbor fired a gun that hit her house. She said the bullet went through the wall and into her living room. Martin looked inside and saw where the projectile also had pierced a picture on the wall. Martin spoke with the neighbor, who said he got his .410-gauge shotgun and went to his chicken coop. He said a rooster startled him and he fired his shotgun at the rooster, but missed. The projectile ricocheted off the ground and hit his neighbor's house. The woman said the man had shot at her house once before. Bruce Byron Lind, 60, was arrested for reckless conduct.

Burglary: On Nov. 6, deputy Jason Ring met with a resident of Old Kincaid Road, Colbert, who said someone entered her garage and stole about $1,800 worth of property including a pressure washer, saws, extension cords, tile saw and concrete mixer. The deputy has the name of a possible suspect, who lives in Hull.

Arrest: On Nov. 7, deputy Douglas Martin went to Madison County Juvenile Court to provide some security at the request of a lawyer who thought a problem might arise. During the hearing, Jerry Doyle Smith, 42, of Jot Em Down Road, left the judge's room and sat down in the waiting room. Soon a 40-year-old Marietta man and his lawyer exited the judge's room. After the lawyer tried to explain the court situation with Smith, Smith pointed his finger at the Marietta man in a threatening manner. Martin told Smith to keep quiet, but he began talking in a loud aggressive tone and using profane language. Martin arrested Smith for disorderly conduct, but needed the help of Sgt. William Wilbanks in placing Smith in handcuffs for a ride to jail.

Theft: On Nov. 7, deputy Scott Pulliam was dispatched to a home on Collins Bridge Road, where a woman said her ex-boyfriend had taken several items from her home. She said she was breaking up with the man, but let him stay in her basement until he could afford his own place. However, the man called her and said that because he had helped her with the house for the past eight months, she owed him $25,000. The man said he would take the value out by taking her stuff. Among the missing items are jewelry, a PlayStation, washing machine, laptop, a bow and arrow and Daisy BB gun, all valued at $5,677.

Damage: On Nov. 7, a resident of Waggoners Church Road, Colbert, reported someone broke a window in his mobile home with a large rock that he found on his porch. The house was not entered.

Damage: On Nov. 8, deputy Michael Free was dispatched to Hull-Sanford Elementary School on Fortson Store Road, Hull. Free met with a volunteer firefighter about 7:20 a.m. who had gone to the school to test the fire hydrants. The firefighter found where someone had used a vehicle to knock over a 120-foot section of chainlink fence at the school ball field. Free found tire tracks in the grass and determined the damage was done intentionally. He also found two empty cans of Milwaukee Best that might be linked to the vandal.

Arrest: On Nov. 8, deputies arrested Brandon Michael Hankins, 20, of Moonlight Drive, Danielsville, for the theft of an automobile that belonged to a relative.

Threats: On Nov. 8, an 18-year-old resident of Colbert reported that her ex-boyfriend from Elberton had been calling her constantly and making threats.

Damage: On Nov. 8, deputy Michael Moore met with a 23-year-old Athens woman in Hull. She said she and her 22-year-old boyfriend were visiting a friend in Colbert, when the couple started to argue and he knocked out a window in her car. She said he later called her and said he would knock out the windows in her apartment.

Theft: On Nov. 9, deputy Michael Free was dispatched to a home on Pine Street, Ila, where a Braselton woman said someone entered her car and stole almost $2,000 worth of property. The woman said she went to the house for a birthday party the previous evening and discovered the theft the next day. She said her car was locked, but there was no forced entry. Among the items stolen were DVDs, $480 cash, clothing, a Sony cell phone, a GPS Navigator, a muscle stimulator and a DVD player.

Threats: On Nov. 9, a 39-year-old Colbert woman said she has been receiving threats from her 58-year-old ex-boyfriend. She was advised to get a protective order.

Assault: On Nov. 7, deputy Gary Floyd was dispatched to Cherokee Road, Comer, about 4 a.m. after a woman said she and her husband had in an argument about money and he punched her in the eye. He then began beating her, but she was able to run from the house and into the woods. The 51-year-old man could not be found when deputies arrived, but a warrant will be secured for his arrest.